Northern Exposure Gardening

Hello to anyone who might stumble across this message!  Now that I have got plants in the ground in our new location in British Columbia, and spring is in sight, I have started a new blog (still...

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Well, I most excitedly announce that gardening has recommenced 1150 km to the southwest.  Yes, we are in beautiful British Columbia and the gardening season is hotter, longer, and drier here.  ...

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The garden is changing its wardrobe to the fall colors as we enjoy the last days of warm weather.  I think today is actually THE last day, according to the weather report.  I felt it was probab...

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While traveling last month, I was sure to take the offspring to some gardens in BC.  I was very happy to hear their life plans for the next while: to have a playhouse with surrounding gardens co...

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Hummingbird moth drinks from a delphinium  My lilies are blooming now, while the towering delphiniums are bowing under the weight of their bright columnar flowers.  I have a hard time even...

http://zoneonegarden.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-bold-and-beautiful-flowers.html

I have been meaning to post for a while now, though I have been out of town.  That is my excuse, but photos of the July garden shall be taken soon! However, in my wanderings about Canada, I sp...

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While the perennials are quietly doing their things, I have a few annuals in containers and flower beds that are beginning to really show their shape and color.  I grow all my own annuals, selec...

http://zoneonegarden.blogspot.com/2013/06/a-palette-of-annuals.html

A little weekend post here.  Not much is happening in the garden right now.  The solitary lilac shrub has been blooming its heart out for the last two weeks and the scent is pretty powerful.  ...

http://zoneonegarden.blogspot.com/2013/06/two-shade-perennials.html

My youngest garden-helper interrupted my phone conversation this afternoon by bringing me a fuzzy caterpillar held in a bath toy.  Shortly thereafter, another appeared to fall from the sky at my...

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Tiger Swallowtail butterflies on the chives We are in that no-plants-land of time where neither lilies not tulips are blooming.  Well, a few straggler tulips are trying, but are hardly to be s...

http://zoneonegarden.blogspot.com/2013/06/between-tulips-and-lilies-season.html

It's back to forest fire season in the north.  There has been a fire burning north of town for the last few weeks and I can see and smell the smoky haze when flying out of La Ronge.  We finally...

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Things are now starting to look green all over, a welcome reward for the spring clean up and the past few falls of bulb-planting.  Only the last 2 years of tulip plantings are producing any sig...

http://zoneonegarden.blogspot.com/2013/05/a-return-on-work-in-garden.html

I peeked out the window this morning to see a pleasant sight -- someone was taking care of the dandelion crop in the lawn!  He was brown and furry and had large ears.  He seemed to have a prefe...

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Akebona double late tulip The trees are green and the lake appears to be entirely thawed here in La Ronge.  The first of the tulips are in full bloom in my yard.  This lovely yellow tulip is ...

http://zoneonegarden.blogspot.com/2013/05/akebono-lovely-tulips.html

Have you ever had your grass grow right through your bulbs?  I found a few cases on the net, as some bulbs are quite soft and easily penetrated by aggressive roots.    I was pulling grass ...

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La Ronge lake ice May 14 The John Deer heavy-duty wagon has been wheeling around the yard, moving the heavy pots, compost, and potting soil, and sometimes children.  It finally feels and ev...

http://zoneonegarden.blogspot.com/2013/05/control-of-powdery-mildew-and-early.html

New Mexico Joe Parker pepper in our house  I am growing a New Mexico Joe Parker pepper indoors with success, if that can be measured by the peppers it is producing.  Of course, being an in...

http://zoneonegarden.blogspot.com/2013/05/pasque-flowers-and-indoor-peppers.html

The spring clean up is nearly done. Shrubs are pruned and dead leaves are pulled out of flower beds.  The roses showed absolutely no winter-kill this year, likely because the snow cover was quit...

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There is still not much action in the garden, aside from a few brave (though late) crocuses.  I did a time lapse video of the first brave blooms over last weekend.  The blank field of white in...

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This past week has seen the beginnings of the spring melt.  We can finally see the gravel road in front of our house without the usual layers of snow and ice.  I suppose the muddy season will b...

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The indoor herbs under lights have had their highs and lows.  My inconsistent watering is a low, I'll admit.  However, the cilantro and basil have been destroyed by powdery mildew recently.  I...

http://zoneonegarden.blogspot.com/2013/02/indoor-plants-and-their-pests.html

Mystery Plant I add compost from our kitchen vegetable/fruit scraps to some of my potted houseplants.  This glossy-leaved plant started growing from the compost-rich potting mix in the last...

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Echeveria under lights  There are not that many thoughts of the plants outdoors this time of year.  The snow makes it more difficult to get around and has covered the traces of summer's gr...

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Short season variety of butternut squash  My green bell peppers ripened to their intended deep chocolate color indoors after they were picked last week.  I hope my freshly picked butternut...

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The pumpkins are picked, the butternut squash is lingering a few days longer, and the leaves are brilliant.  While we have a lot of evergreens in the forest, there are many deciduous trees with...

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